The weekend weather: Saturday and Sunday, two different personalities, but still nice

Saturday will be quite warm. Sunday will be a lot cooler. Monday may bring some light frost again to parts of New York State.

And so the pattern of significant swings in our weather will likely continue. For example, we could very well be back into the 80s again by mid week next week.

View full sizeAfternoon temperatures over the Midwest Friday afternoon. 80 to near 90 degree weather is spreading east toward the Ohio Valley. If clouds hold off Saturday, we could break 80 degrees in Central New York.Plymouth State University

As for this weekend, a cold front moving south through Ontario, Canada will swing through Central New York Saturday night.

Saturday:

Ahead of the front, westerly to southwesterly winds will bring in (advect) some pretty warm air over us Saturday afternoon.

Cloud cover will make or break whether we climb out of the 70s. If the clouds hold back late enough in the day, 80 degrees or better should be a cinch.

Sunday:

The air coming in behind this front for Sunday is quite chilly. However, there is some discrepancy between weather forecast models as to what extent that cold air will make it into Central New York..

At this point, it's probably prudent to expect the temperature Sunday to hold in the 60s and for there to be a fresh northwest breeze Sunday afternoon.

Your forecast:

This evening, 6 p.m. to midnight: Just a few clouds, Cool, but not as cool as last evening. The temperature by 11 p.m. will be around 54 degrees.

Tonight: Just a few clouds. Low in the upper 40s to lower 50s.

This weekend:

Saturday: A few showers are likely later in the day, probably after 5 p.m. High around 74 to 78 degrees.

Sunday: Maybe a shower in the morning, then sun and clouds in the afternoon. The afternoon should be a little cool and quite breezy. The high will be in the upper 60s.